Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications
Issue 13 - Evidence
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 9, 2000
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:40 a.m. to give clause-by-clause consideration to Bill S-17, respecting Marine Liability, and to validate certain bylaws and regulations.
Senator Lise Bacon (Chairman) in the Chair.
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The Chairman: The committee is dealing this morning with Bill S-17.
Is it agreed, honourable senators, that the committee move to clause-by-clause consideration of Bill S-17?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Is it agreed to stand the title?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Is it agreed to stand clause 1?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Shall clauses 2 to 28 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Clauses 2 to 28 are carried. Shall clause 29 carry?
Senator Furey: Madam Chair, I move:
That Bill S-17, in clause 29, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 15 on page 10 with the following:
"loss of life or personal injury to persons carried on a ship otherwise than under a contract of passenger carriage is the greater of
(a) 2,000,000 units of account; and
(b) 175,000 units of account multiplied by
(i) the number of passengers that the ship is authorized to carry according to its certificate under Part V of the Canada Shipping Act; or
(ii) if no certificate is required under that Part, the number of persons on board the ship.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply in respect of
(a) the master of a ship, a member of a ship's crew or any other person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship; or
(b) a person carried on board a ship other than a ship operated for a commercial or public purpose."
Madam Chair, this is in effect a consequential amendment.
The Chairman: Is agreed to amend clause 29?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Shall clause 29 as amended carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Is it agreed that clauses 30 to 36 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall clause 37 carry?
Senator Furey: Honourable senators, I move:
That Bill S-17, in clause 37, be amended by replacing lines 31 to 39 on page 14 with the following:
the same or another place in Canada, either directly or by way of a place outside Canada; and
(b) the carriage by water, otherwise than under a contract of carriage, of persons or of persons and their luggage, excluding
(i) the master of a ship, a member of a ship's crew or any other person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship, and
(ii) a person carried on board a ship other than a ship operated for a commercial or public purpose.
The Chairman: Is it agreed, honourable senators?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Shall clause 37 as amended carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall clauses 38 to 131 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall Schedule 1 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall Schedule 2 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall Schedule 3 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall Schedule 4 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall the preamble carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall clause 1 carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Shall the title carry?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Carried. Is it agreed that this bill be adopted with amendments?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The Chairman: Is it agreed that I report this bill as amended at the next sitting of the Senate?
Hon. Senators: Agreed.
The committee adjourned.